G/AG/N/KOR/94  
 
10 January  2024 
(24-0214) Page: 1/11 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated 8 January  2024, is being circulated at the request of the delegation 
of the Republic of  Korea . The notification concerns domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1 
and the relevant supporting tables) for the Calendar Year 2019 . 
 
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- 2 - Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: REPUBLIC OF KOREA  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2019  
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support  
Total AMS commitment level  Currency  Current Total AMS  
(from Section I of Part IV of the Schedule)  (from Section I of Part IV of the Schedule)  (from attached Supporting Tables)  
1  2  3  
1,490 KRW/billions  79.24 
General Note:  
In 2005, Korea abolished Rice Purchase Program which had occupied most of the total AMS.  
 
   
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- 3 - Supporting Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: REPUBLIC OF KOREA  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2019  
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment - "Green Box"  
Measure Type  Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in 
Annex 2  Monetary value  
 
KRW,  billion  Data Sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
2.General Services      
2 (a). Research  Research on agricultural technology development including smart farm 
technology and livestock disease prevention; collection and utilization of 
agricultural land information  675.83  Budget   
Subtotal:  675.83    
2 (b). Pest and disease control  Quarantine inspection of animals and plants; disease prevention by 
monitoring food safety  317.93  Budget   
Subtotal:  317.93    
2 (c). Training services  Support for agricultural education and training in rural areas; support for 
returning to farms and rural communities  54.38  Budget   
Subtotal:  54.38    
2 (d). Extension and advisory services  Agricultural machinery safety education; technical assistance and 
agricultural management consulting for farmer  337.88  Budget   
Subtotal:  337.88    
2 (e). Inspection services  Inspection and grading of livestock and food products  59.22  Budget   
Subtotal:  59.22    
2 (f). Marketing and promotion services  Holding international agriculture fair; encouraging utilization of agricultural 
information; analysing and providing food service industry data  55.85  Budget   
Subtotal:  55.85    
2 (g). Infrastructural services  Construction of seawall; construction of reservoir; flood protection; 
maintenance of farm infrastructure  2,844.51  Budget   
Subtotal:  2,844.51    
 Subtotal General Services  4,345.6    
3. Public stockholding for food security purposes  Financial expenditure for storage and handling of staple grains including 
rice and barley  296.52  Budget   
Subtotal:  296.52    
4. Domestic food aid  School milk program  53.8  Budget   
Subtotal:  53.8   
5. Direct payments to producers      
6. Decoupled income support  Fixed payment scheme for paddy field; pension insurance coverage for 
farmers  1,393.93  Budget   
Subtotal:  1,393.93     
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- 4 - Measure Type  Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in 
Annex 2  Monetary value  
 
KRW,  billion  Data Sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
8. Payments for relief from natural disasters  Natural disaster relief expenditures; compensation for stamping out 
infected livestock  199.89  Budget   
Subtotal:  199.89    
9. Structural assistance provided through producer 
retirement programmes  Payments for early retirement from farming  40.5  Budget   
Subtotal:  40.5   
10. Structural adjustment assistance provided through 
resource retirement programmes  Payments for removal of resources from marketable agricultural production  0.02  Budget   
Subtotal:  0.02   
11. Structural adjustment assistance provided through 
investment aids  Aid for maintenance, lease and purchase of farm machinery; investment in 
farm input production base; aid for small and disadvantaged farmers  413.14  Budget   
Subtotal:  413.14    
12. Environmental programmes  Aid for organic fertilization and production; establishing environment -
friendly farming base; disposal and natural circulation of livestock manure  493.46  Budget   
Subtotal:  493.46    
13. Regional assistance programmes  Payments for disadvantaged regions  51.65  Budget   
Subtotal:  51.65    
Grand Total Green Box  7,288.51    
 
   
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- 5 - Supporting Table DS:4   
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: REPUBLIC OF KOREA  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2019  
Calculation of the Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support  
Description of basic products (including 
non-product specific AMS)  
 
 Product specific 
AMS (from ST DS:5 
to DS:7)  
 
KRW,  billion  Product -specific 
EMS (from ST DS:8)  
 
 
KRW,  billion  Total  
(2 + 3)  
 
 
KRW,  billion  Value of production  
 
 
 
KRW,  billion  Support as a 
% of value of 
production  
 Current Total AMS  
 
 
 
KRW,  billion  Note  
 
1 2 3    4  
Pulses  67.8453   67.8453  546.3  12.4%  67.85  
Beef 0.31  0.31 5,400.6  0.0%  0 (de minimis )  
Chinese Cabbage  6.8  6.8 887.2  0.8% 0 (de minimis )  
Garlic  7.48  7.48 933.9  0.8%  0 (de minimis )  
Goat 0  0 124.4  0% 0 (de minimis )  
Green onion  1.47  1.47 462.2  0.3%  0 (de minimis )  
Milk 13.86   13.86  2,151.9  0.6%  0 (de minimis )  
Oat 0.15  0.15 n.a n.a 0.15  
Onion  5.8  5.8 702.4  0.8%  0 (de minimis )  
Radish  6.06  6.06 573.2  1.1% 0 (de minimis )  
Wheat  11.24   11.24  14.6 77.0% 11.24   
Mushroom (Wood ear)  0.32  0.32 3.5 9.1%  0 (de minimis )  
Apple  0.68  0.68 1,077.2  0.1% 0 (de minimis )  
Carrot  0.17  0.17 74.7 0.2%  0 (de minimis )  
Cucumber  0.19  0.19 547.6  0.0%  0 (de minimis )  
Eggplant  0.01  0.01 57.5 0.0%  0 (de minimis )  
Ginseng  2.05  2.05 702.9  0.3% 0 (de minimis )  
Green Chilli Pepper  0.33  0.33 619.6  0.0%  0 (de minimis )  
Potato  0.33  0.33 632 0.1% 0 (de minimis )  
Pumpkin  0.17  0.17 427.5  0.0%  0 (de minimis )  
Red pepper  1.49  1.49 1,081.4  0.1%  0 (de minimis )  
Special Crops  0.03  0.03 732.2  0% 0 (de minimis )  
Tomato  0.39  0.39 747.3  0.1% 0 (de minimis )  
Non-product -specific AMS(from ST/DS:9)  601.08  52,316.1  1.2% 0 (de minimis )  
TOTAL  79.24   
 
   
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- 6 - Supporting Table DS:5  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: REPUBLIC OF KOREA  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2019  
Product -Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Market Price Support  
Description of basic 
products  Reporting Year  Measure 
Types  Applied 
administered 
price  
 
 
KRW  External 
reference price 
(generally 
from AGST)  
 
KRW  Eligible production  Associated 
fees / 
levies  
 
 
 
KRW,  billion  Total market 
price support 
((4-5)*6) -7 
 
 
KRW,  billion  Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9  
Pulses  CY 01-01-19 31-12-19 Price support  4,410.8/Tonne  193.4/Tonne  16.087 million Tonnes   67.85   
Total Pulses          67.85   
 
   
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- 7 - Supporting Table DS:6  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: REPUBLIC OF KOREA  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2019  
Product -Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Non -Exempt Direct Payments  
Description 
of basic 
products  Reporting Year  Measure Types  Applied 
administered 
price  
 
 
 
 
KRW  External 
reference 
price 
(generally 
from 
AGST)  
 
KRW  Eligible 
production  Total price 
related 
direct 
payments 
((4-5)*6)  
 
 
KRW,  billion  Other non 
exempt 
direct 
payments  
 
 
 
KRW,  billion  Associated 
fees / 
levies  
 
 
 
 
KRW,  billion  Total direct 
payment 
(7+8 -9) 
 
 
 
 
KRW,  billion  Data 
Source s Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11  
Beef CY 01-01-19 31-12-19 Deficiency 
payment      0.31  0.31 Budget   
Total Beef            0.31   
Chinese 
Cabbage  CY 01-01-19 31-12-19 Deficiency 
payment      2.92  2.92 Budget   
Total 
Chinese 
Cabbage            2.92   
Garlic  CY 01-01-19 31-12-19 Deficiency 
payment      1.76  1.76 Budget   
Total 
Garlic            1.76   
Goat CY 01-01-19 31-12-19 Deficiency 
payment      0  0 Budget   
Total Goat            0   
Green onion  CY 01-01-19 31-12-19 Deficiency 
payment      0.24  0.24 Budget   
Total 
Green 
onion            0.24   
Milk CY 01-01-19 31-12-19 Deficiency 
payment      13.86   13.86  Budget   
Total Milk            13.86    
Oat CY 01-01-19 31-12-19 Deficiency 
payment      0.15  0.15 Budget   
Total Oat            0.15    
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- 8 - Description 
of basic 
products  Reporting Year  Measure Types  Applied 
administered 
price  
 
 
 
 
KRW  External 
reference 
price 
(generally 
from 
AGST)  
 
KRW  Eligible 
production  Total price 
related 
direct 
payments 
((4-5)*6)  
 
 
KRW,  billion  Other non 
exempt 
direct 
payments  
 
 
 
KRW,  billion  Associated 
fees / 
levies  
 
 
 
 
KRW,  billion  Total direct 
payment 
(7+8 -9) 
 
 
 
 
KRW,  billion  Data 
Source s Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11  
Onion  CY 01-01-19 31-12-19 Deficiency 
payment      2  2 Budget   
Total 
Onion            2   
Radish  CY 01-01-19 31-12-19 Deficiency 
payment      2.69  2.69 Budget   
Total 
Radish            2.69   
Wheat  CY 01-01-19 31-12-19 Deficiency 
payment      11.24   11.24  Budget   
Total 
Wheat            11.24    
Mushroom 
(Wood ear)  CY 01-01-19 31-12-19 Deficiency 
payment      0.32  0.32 Budget   
Total 
Mushroom 
(Wood 
ear)            0.32   
 
   
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: REPUBLIC OF KOREA  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2019  
Product -Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Other Product -Specific Support and Total Product -Specific AMS  
Description 
of basic 
products  Reporting Year  Measure Types  Other 
product -
specific 
budgetary 
outlays  
 
KRW,  billion  Other product 
specific 
support (with 
calculation 
details)  
 
KRW,  billion  Associated 
fees / levies  Total other 
product -
specific 
support 
(4+5 -6) 
 
KRW,  billion  Market price 
support 
(from 
ST DS:5)  
 
 
KRW,  billion Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(from 
ST DS:6)  
 
KRW,  billion  Total AMS  
(7+8+9)  
 
 
 
 
KRW,  billion  Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11  
Total Pulses          67.8453   67.8453    
Total Beef           0.31 0.31   
Chinese 
Cabbage  CY 01-01-19 31-12-19 Loan interest subsidy  3.88   3.88    Budget   
Total 
Chinese 
Cabbage         3.88  2.92 6.80   
Garlic  CY 01-01-19 31-12-19  Loan interest subsidy  5.72   5.72    Budget   
Total Garlic         5.72  1.76 7.48   
Total Goat           0 0   
Green onion  CY 01-01-19 31-12-19 Loan interest subsidy  1.23   1.23    Budget   
Total Green 
onion         1.23  0.24 1.47   
Total Milk           13.86  13.86    
Total Oat           0.15 0.15   
Onion  CY 01-01-19 31-12-19 Loan interest subsidy  3.8   3.8    Budget   
Total Onion         3.8  2 5.8   
Radish  CY 01-01-19 31-12-19 Loan interest subsidy  3.37   3.37    Budget   
Total 
Radish         3.37  2.69 6.06   
Total Wheat           11.24  11.24    
Total 
Mushroom 
(Wood ear)           0.32 0.32   
Apple  CY 01-01-19 31-12-19 Loan interest subsidy  0.68   0.68    Budget   
Total Apple         0.68   0.68   
Carrot  CY 01-01-19 31-12-19 Loan interest subsidy  0.17   0.17    Budget   
Total Carrot         0.17   0.17   
Cucumber  CY 01-01-19 31-12-19 Loan interest subsidy  0.19   0.19    Budget    
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- 10 - Description 
of basic 
products  Reporting Year  Measure Types  Other 
product -
specific 
budgetary 
outlays  
 
KRW,  billion  Other product 
specific 
support (with 
calculation 
details)  
 
KRW,  billion  Associated 
fees / levies  Total other 
product -
specific 
support 
(4+5 -6) 
 
KRW,  billion  Market price 
support 
(from 
ST DS:5)  
 
 
KRW,  billion Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(from 
ST DS:6)  
 
KRW,  billion  Total AMS  
(7+8+9)  
 
 
 
 
KRW,  billion  Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11  
Total 
Cucumber         0.19   0.19   
Eggplant  CY 01-01-19 31-12-19 Loan interest subsidy  0.01   0.01    Budget   
Total 
Eggplant         0.01   0.01   
Ginseng  CY 01-01-19 31-12-19 Loan interest subsidy  2.05   2.05    Budget   
Total 
Ginseng         2.05   2.05   
Green Chilli 
Pepper  CY 01-01-19 31-12-19 Loan interest subsidy  0.33   0.33    Budget   
Total Green 
Chilli 
Pepper         0.33   0.33   
Potato  CY 01-01-19 31-12-19 Loan interest subsidy  0.33   0.33    Budget   
Total Potato         0.33   0.33   
Pumpkin  CY 01-01-19 31-12-19 Loan interest subsidy  0.17   0.17    Budget   
Total 
Pumpkin         0.17   0.17   
Red pepper  CY 01-01-19 31-12-19 Loan interest subsidy  1.49   1.49    Budget   
Total Red 
pepper         1.49   1.49   
Special Crops  CY 01-01-19 31-12-19 Loan interest subsidy  0.03   0.03    Budget   
Total 
Special 
Crops         0.03   0.03   
Tomato  CY 01-01-19 31-12-19 Loan interest subsidy  0.39   0.39    Budget   
Total 
Tomato         0.39   0.39   
 
 
   
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: REPUBLIC OF KOREA  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2019  
Non-Product -Specific AMS  
Measure Types  Reporting Year  Non-product -
specific 
budgetary 
outlays  
 
KRW,  billion  Other non -product 
specific support 
(include calculation 
details)  
 
KRW,  billion  Associated 
fees / levies  
 
 
 
KRW,  billion  Total non -
product -specific 
support  
(3+4 -5) 
 
KRW,  billion  Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7  
Crop insurance  CY 01-01-19 31-12-19 381.25    381.25  Budget   
Loan programme  CY 01-01-19 31-12-19 4.06   4.06 Budget   
Direct payment  CY 01-01-19 31-12-19 173.74    173.74  Budget   
Self-help fund raising  CY 01-01-19 31-12-19 30.28    30.28  Budget   
Other  CY 01-01-19 31-12-19 11.75    11.75  Budget   
TOTAL  601.08   
 
 
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